Inquisivi
Inquisivi | |
|---|---|
  Inquisivi Location in Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 16°54′26″S 67°08′16″W / 16.90722°S 67.13778°W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Inquisivi Province |
| Municipality | Inquisivi Municipality |
| Founded | November 2, 1844 |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 581 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
| Website | http://www.inquisivi.com |
Inquisivi is the capital of the Inquisivi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. It was officially named on November 2, 1844. Residents of Inquisivi are called Inquisivenos.
On November 2, 1884, General Narciso Campero officially announced the city as the capital of the new Inquisivi Province.
According to Dr. Edgar Sanders and the treasure hunters who followed his lead, a hoard of Jesuit treasure is located along the Sacambaya River somewhere near Inquisivi.[2]
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Chorocona, Inquisivi, elevation 2,240 m (7,350 ft), (1978–2009) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.2 (75.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
16.9 (62.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.7 (62.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
6.5 (43.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
9.4 (49.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 146.5 (5.77) |
118.9 (4.68) |
100.8 (3.97) |
55.3 (2.18) |
24.0 (0.94) |
21.4 (0.84) |
29.8 (1.17) |
48.4 (1.91) |
68.4 (2.69) |
72.6 (2.86) |
77.2 (3.04) |
105.1 (4.14) |
868.4 (34.19) |
| Average precipitation days | 16.6 | 15.0 | 14.1 | 8.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 12.4 | 111.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79.4 | 79.8 | 79.7 | 79.0 | 77.7 | 75.7 | 77.4 | 77.8 | 77.8 | 77.4 | 77.8 | 78.5 | 78.2 |
| Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ www.ine.gov.bo Archived 2009-11-13 at the Wayback Machine - National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (in Spanish)
- ^ Media, Everest (23 March 2022). Summary of Ben Macintyre's Operation Mincemeat. Everest Media LLC. ISBN 978-1-6693-5817-6. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Base de datos Sistema Meteorológico–SISMET" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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